CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via terminating quotes and metacharacters in text fields of the "Advanced Settings" capability.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0924 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.64%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.66% | 0.64% | -0.02% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.64% | 0.66% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cgiscript.net | csnews | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgiscript.net | csnews | 1.0_professional | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |